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Distances travelled by Hamid and Akhtar in an hour are 9 km and 12 km. Find the ratio of speed of Hamid to the speed of Akhtar.
Distances travelled by Hamid and Akhtar in an hour are 9 km and 12 km. Find the ratio of speed of Hamid to the speed of Akhtar.
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We know that Speed = \(\frac{\text{Distance}}{\text{Time}}\)
Speed of Hamid \(= \frac{9m}{1h} \)
= 9km/h
and speed of Akhtar\( =\frac{ 12m}{1h} \)
= 12km/h
Ratio of speed of Hamid to that of speed of Akhtar = \(\frac{9}{12} \)
\(= \frac{3}{4} \)
\(= 3:4\)
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